Special iron uptake method discovered deep inside the Savoy cabbage head
Halved Savoy cabbage heads showing the different leaf layers and their color change, as well as the central stem on which the leaves are developing. Credit: Katalin Solymosi A surprising twist has been found in a study by researchers at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), published in the journal Frontiers in Plant Science. Their research has revealed that the mechanism of iron uptake by plastids in…